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J. THORNE.

JUSTIFYING APPARATUS.

N0. 388,088. Patented Aug. 21, 1888.

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J. THORNE.

JUSTIFYING APPARATUS.

Patented Aug. 21.15388.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH THORNE, OF PORT RICHMOND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE THORNE'MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK.

JUSTI FYING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,088, dated August 21, 1888.

' Application filed July 23, 1ss1.

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JosErH THORNE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Port Richmond, county of Richmond, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ustifying Apparatus, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to a justifying apparatus which is adapted to be used in connection with those type-setting machines from which the matter is received in the form of a continuous line, which line is afterward divided by the justifier into short lines of suitable length for a column or page and by him justified and inserted into the galley.

A type-setting machine of the class referred to is shown and described in United States Letters Patent Nos. 232,157 and 283,934, heretofore granted to me.

As a full understanding of the improve ments constituting the present invention can only be given by an illustration and a detailed description of ajustifying apparatus embodying the same, all preliminary description will be omitted and a detailed description given,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of an apparatus embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig.3 is an enlarged vertical section taken upon the linear a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken upon the line mm of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken upon the line y y of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail, which will be hereinafter referred to.

Referring to said drawings, it is to be un derstood that A B are standards ofisuitable height,which support the opposite ends of a table, C,which serves to support the galley G, in which a column or page is made up, and also the end of the composing-stick 34, along which the line of type a is advanced from the type-setting machine.

The table 0 is slightly inclined, and the galley G, which is of ordinary form, is secured at its lower end to the table 0 by means of a button, 30, which is arranged to overlap the end rail, 31, of the gal- Serial No. 245,090. (No model.)

ley, and is controlled by abolt, 32, and thumbscrew 29, arranged at the lower end of the table 0. The head 33 of the bolt 32 is arranged to move in a dovetailed groove, 28, formed in the top of the table, so that the position of the button can be changed to accommodate galleys of different lengths.

The upper end of the table 0 is provided with a raised head, 10, which is of such a height as to be just flush with the bottom 9 of the galley, and thus permit the type to .be moved from the table into the galley.

The end of the bottom of the composingstick 34 is arranged to abut against the side of the head of the table, and the side 2 of the stick is arranged to project somewhat over onto the head 10, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 7, so that the line of type as it is advanced along the stick will pass onto the head 10 and in front of the open end of the galley.

Directly in front of the open end of the galley the head 10 of the table 0 is provided with a slot, 9, through which projects a freely-moving fence-plate, 8,which forms a continuation of the side 2 of the composing-stick 34, and a support for the line of type as it is advanced out of the stick and onto the head 10 of the table in front of the galley.

The fence-plate 8 is carried by a reciprocating head, 35, arranged beneath the table and having downwardly-extending guide-rods 36, which pass through openings in a transverse shaft, 37, so that the head 35 and its plate 8 will move freely up and down, so as to project the plate above and draw it down flush with the upper surface of the table.

Just below the head 10 the table is provided with a channel,into which is fitted a plate, 38, which is provided at its end with a gage, 11, which projects upward and forward above the table in such. a position as to alford a stop for the end of the line of type to abut against as it is advanced in front of the plate 8. The plate 88 is made adjustable longitudinally, so as to adjust the position of the gage 11 to accommodate columns of different widths. The plate 38 is of such thickness that it is just flush with the upper surface of the head 10 and the bottom 9 of the galley, as shown in Fig. 3, so that a flat, smooth surface is formed along which the type can be moved into the galley.

The plate 88 is held in position by means of clamps 39, which fit into recesses in the table and are operated by set-screws 40. The galley is provided with the usual side-stick E, having at its forward end a recess, 5, which engages with a lip, 6, projecting from a block, 7, secured to the head 10 of the table, and this side-stick is provided with a dovetailed slot, in which travels a frictionally-held arm, 41, which serves as a rest for the head of the column as it is introduced into and moves along the galley as the successive lines are added to the foot of the column. The block 7 also serves as a support for the end of the side 2 of the composingstick which projects over the head of the table. The lower end of the sidestick E is supported laterally by a spring, 51. The apparatus is provided with a packer, P, which is arranged to be moved inward and forward over the head of the table, so as to press the successive lines forward into the galley and the whole column forward as the successive lines are added. This packer consists of a plain plate of metal which is carried by a head, 42, arranged in front of the table, and is provided with arms 43, which are pivoted on the shaft 37. The head 42 is also provided with a curved arm, 44, which is connected by a link, R, with a treadle, L, in such a manner that by pressing on the treadle the packer will be thrown forward above the head of the table, so as to introduce the line into the galley, all as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The return movemeut'of the packer is effected by a suitably-arranged spring, 50. The arms 43 of the head 42 are provided with a yoke, 45, which projects inward under the table, and is arranged so that as the packer is rocked forward it engages with a curved rod, 46, which extends from the head 35 in such manner as to move downward the head 35 and its plate 8, as also indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, while as the packer is moved back to its normal position by the spring 50 the yoke 45 engages with a straight rod, 47, also extending from the head 35, in such manner as to raise the head 35 and the plate 8 back to their raised position, as shown by full lines in said figure. The parts are so proportioned that when the plate 8 is moved downward, as just described,its upper edge will be just flush with the upper surface of the head 10 of the table, so that it will afford a bridge,upon which the line of type will pass over the slot 9.

The apparatus is provided with a spacecase, S, which is provided with a number of channels containing spaces of .the different thicknesses used in justifying, and this case is provided with a series of ejectors, which are operated by means of a treadle, 85, through a connecting-rod, 84, so as to partially eject the spaces from the case and bring them into convenient position to be taken by the justifier. This part of the apparatus, however, forms no part of the present invention, it being fully illustrated and described in another application for Letters Patent heretofore filed by me.

saoae The operation or manner of using the apparatus thus constructed is as follows: The galley having been placed in position upon the table 0 with its upper open end against the plate 38, and the plate 38 having been moved so as to bring the gage 11 to the proper position to form a continuation of the side h of the galley, the galley will be secured in position by turning the button 30 over the end 31 of' the galley and screwing down the nut 29. The sidestick E having then been placed in position, the arm 41 will be moved up to a point near the upper open end of the galley. As the line of type ais advanced along the composing-stick 34 by the operation of the type-setting machine, it will pass onto the head 10 of the table and in front of the upwardly-projecting fence-plate 8. When the line of type is advanced suliiciently far, the justifier, sitting in front of the galley, will by use of a suitable hand gage or implement cut off and move forward against the gage 11 a sufficient length of the line to form one line of matter for the column or page, and then will effect the proper justification of the line by removing and inserting spaces in the usual manner, the line which is being justified resting during the operation against the plate 8 and gage 11, as indicated in Fig. 1. When the line has been properlyjustified, the justifier will press the treadle L, and thereby throw forward the packer P, and at the same time move downward the plate 8 from behind the justified line of type, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and the pressure upon the treadle being continued the packer will move the justified line forward over the plate 8 into the galley. The pressure will then be taken off the treadle, and the spring 50 will at once restore the parts to their original position, as indicated by full lines in Fig. 3. After this the justifier will cut off and move forward another line, justify it,and insert it into the galley in the same manner, and so the operation will be repeated until the column or page is completed. The filled galley will then be removed and an empty galley placed upon the table in its stead.

If at any time it is desired to change the width of the column or page, all that is necessary is to move the galley farther outward on the table, away from the composing-stick 34,

adjust the gage 11 to correspond, and remove the plate 8, which is nothing but a simple piece of brass rule, and insert a correspondingly-longer plate in its stead. To decrease the width of the column or page, the operation is the same, except that the galley and the gage 11 will be moved in the opposite direction.

What I claim is- In a justifying apparatus for type-setting machines, the combination, with the galley and its support having the raised slotted head 10, of the fence and bridge plate 8, moving vertically in the slot in said head and arranged to be moved downward flush with the upper I CC IIO

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surface of the head to admit the type to the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my galley and upward so as to project above the hand in the presence of two subscribing wit- :0 head to support the hue of type, the vibratnesses.

ing. packer P and connections between the r 5 packerand the bridge and fence plate,whereby JOSEPH THORNE' the plate is moved downward as the packer is \Vitnesses:

moved inward, and vice versa, substantially J. J. KENNEDY, as described.

GEORGE H. BOTTS. 

